In December we have $381.61 to work with. We are using the government's thrifty number of $12.31/ dday or $6.15 / person/day to cover groceries and meals out. We also have accumulated a cushion of $928.50 ytd and $1411.58 over the last two years.
What We Ate: leftover nachos; freezer leftover creamy couscous, green bean casserole, cottage cheese; noodles, turkey, peas, and mashed potatoes with fruit; beef and bean burritos, spicy corn and fresh fruit; liver and onions mashed potatoes; macaroni and cheese; pepperoni balls with marinara sauce; shrimp stir fry with rice; beef stew; turkey noodle soup, cheese and crackers, fresh fruit; shrimp stirfry; beef stew; roasted pork, rice casserole; ribs; tuna chowder and egg salad sandwich; fried rice and spinach salad, steam carrots and broccoli
What We Bought:
Aldi: sugar (16 lbs for baking), flour, cider (2 for vinegar), lemon juice, French Onion dip, cottage cheese, salad greens, chips (5), pretzels (2), saltine cracker. $21.83
Salvage: coffee(12), Mac and cheese (6), crackers (3), dill weed, garam marsala, mint dipped pretzels (4), applesauce for Apple butter (2), pastry thins, breakfast bars, cranberries (2), crema (2) $40.42
Price Rite: cheese (3), fresh garlic (4), oil (gal), eggs (3), pumpkin cheerios $ 14.00
Aldi: baking soda. $0.35
Wal-Mart: cocktail sauce, canned biscuits (2), pretzels. $9.33
Butcher: processing fee for deer $80
Aldi: cherries (2), blue cheese (3), pretzels, fresh spinach, sugar, stuffing mix (4) $16.91
Whole Foods Co-op: spices (8), green dot beans (2) $10.38
Giant Eagle: Snapple tea FREE with coupon
Tops: bananas (3 lb), brownie mix (3) $3.52
Total for Groceries: $176.74 The cost of processing the venison really drove the number up.
Eating Out:
Christmas lunch with girls. $9.00
Lunch with Angela. $9.98
Mike lunches while hunting .$15.44
Total for Eating Out: $34.42
Grand Total: $211.16
We have $170.45 of the monthly allotment for the next two weeks.
What We Ate: leftover nachos; freezer leftover creamy couscous, green bean casserole, cottage cheese; noodles, turkey, peas, and mashed potatoes with fruit; beef and bean burritos, spicy corn and fresh fruit; liver and onions mashed potatoes; macaroni and cheese; pepperoni balls with marinara sauce; shrimp stir fry with rice; beef stew; turkey noodle soup, cheese and crackers, fresh fruit; shrimp stirfry; beef stew; roasted pork, rice casserole; ribs; tuna chowder and egg salad sandwich; fried rice and spinach salad, steam carrots and broccoli
What We Bought:
Aldi: sugar (16 lbs for baking), flour, cider (2 for vinegar), lemon juice, French Onion dip, cottage cheese, salad greens, chips (5), pretzels (2), saltine cracker. $21.83
Salvage: coffee(12), Mac and cheese (6), crackers (3), dill weed, garam marsala, mint dipped pretzels (4), applesauce for Apple butter (2), pastry thins, breakfast bars, cranberries (2), crema (2) $40.42
Price Rite: cheese (3), fresh garlic (4), oil (gal), eggs (3), pumpkin cheerios $ 14.00
Aldi: baking soda. $0.35
Wal-Mart: cocktail sauce, canned biscuits (2), pretzels. $9.33
Butcher: processing fee for deer $80
Aldi: cherries (2), blue cheese (3), pretzels, fresh spinach, sugar, stuffing mix (4) $16.91
Whole Foods Co-op: spices (8), green dot beans (2) $10.38
Giant Eagle: Snapple tea FREE with coupon
Tops: bananas (3 lb), brownie mix (3) $3.52
Total for Groceries: $176.74 The cost of processing the venison really drove the number up.
Eating Out:
Christmas lunch with girls. $9.00
Lunch with Angela. $9.98
Mike lunches while hunting .$15.44
Total for Eating Out: $34.42
Grand Total: $211.16
We have $170.45 of the monthly allotment for the next two weeks.
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